2023 Worlds WAG Qualifications Subs 1-3 (Sunday 10/01) ITA, NED, USA, TAI, GBR, KOR, RSA, apparatus specialists

[YurchenkoLoop]

Yurchenko left behind her round-off. Vika’s contribution is the orphan 1/2. She revolutionized UB

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Pretty soon Skinner will claim she inspired others to perform the orphan half.

 

[Gymfan93]

In fairness it’s like a different routine. Much cleaner now.

 

[Rich]

akward landing for kinsella

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Did Alice brush her feet on the Pak?

 

[blake]

How many times has the Fontaine given Alice grief? Maybe it’s time to find a new dismount.

 

[blake]

Korea’s going to be counting a high 11 on beam

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

I’m so anxious for Romania tomorrow

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Historically she tends to struggle with her endurance when doing the full in. They won’t be intending to use her in TFs, so the main thing was to get a solid bankable number from her to start GB off well. No point in taking the risk.

 

[blake]

With today’s scoring, GBR should easily get their first and second world balance beam finalists. It would be an incredibly British beam rotation if they don’t manage at least one.

 

[blake]

I get that rationale, but they’ve already qualified to Paris and are in no danger of missing TFs, why not test it out?

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Same. I want this so bad for them, even if the team they are putting on the floor has some questionable gymnastics.

 

[YurchenkoLoop]

You mean for today’s subdivisions? There’s still CHN, JPN, BRA, and ROU to come, among others

 

[irichluck21]

Also when is Finland, Romania, and Aleah Finnegan?

I listed them in the qualification threads, so you can see each country plus notable individuals.

 

[blake]

Well, if they don’t manage a finalist on beam this year, I’m not sure when it’ll happen. Ondine should absolutely be in contention imo.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Ondine is a real contender for beam finals and I can see why she’d want to go into her routine chilled and relaxed, rather than having expended more mental energy on an experimental bars dismount.

 

[CameliasFingerpaint]

Man that was a Boguinskaya cowboy from GMF on that double back dismount…

 

[blake]

I hadn’t thought of that, great point!

 

[irichluck21]

Korea counting an 11 on beam reallllllly hurts their chances to qualify a full team to Paris.

South Africa off to a great start on floor and vault, they might be up there in the rankings, not enough to qualify to Paris or get a +1 non-nominative but would be wonderful if they could get above 20th place and into the teens. Like 16th or 17th would be an amazing accomplishment for them

 

[blake]

Alice off on the mount…so it begins